Comments on: Legendary Songwriter Hank Cochran Talks About His Hits

By: Chip

Chip — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:59:50 +0000

Hank Cochran is one of the bestever

By: The 9513 » Month In Review: March 2007

The 9513 » Month In Review: March 2007 — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:07:26 +0000

[...] Legendary Songwriter Hank Cochran Talks About His Hits “Songwriters Hall of Fame member Hank Cochran was in studio with WSM radio’s Eddie Stubbs on Thursday night to discuss his legendary career in country music.” [...]

By: Matt C.

Matt C. — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:14:01 +0000

Forget the “bands in the windows,” the songwriting community is far and away the greatest thing about Nashville. Most songwriters haven’t “sold out” like many pop-country artists have either; to them, it’s always been only about great songs. The greatest difference between legends like Harlan Howard and Hank Cochran and contemporary hit-makers like Rivers Rutherford and Craig Wiseman is the artists singing their songs, not the songs themselves.

By: Brody Vercher

Brody Vercher — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:43:27 +0000

I always enjoy reading about events that inspire people to write songs. One of the local radio stations has a segment with Tom Allen titled The Story Behind the Song in which he tells the story of a song, but only reveals the song and artist at the end of the story.

I’m also reading a songwriting book by Jimmy Webb that was published in ‘98. A lot of the stuff that goes into writing a song is flying over my head, so it’s even more awe-inspiring when I hear of these guys who can write songs in fifteen or twenty minutes.